2-amino-benzophenones



United States Patent Office 3,153,632 Patented Get. 13, 1964 3,153,082 7 Z-ANHNO-BENZQPHENONES Leo Henryk Sternbach, Upper Montclair, and Franklin Artell Smith, Nutley, N ..l., and Gabriel Saucy, Riehen,

Switzerland, assignors to Holfmann-La Roche Inc, Nutley, N.J., a corporation of New Jersey No Drawing. Filed June 1, 1961,8421. No. 114,038

Claims. (Cl. 260-465) This application relates to novel nitrogen heterocyclic compounds, their preparation, and novel intermediates therefor. Specifically the novel nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of this invention are 5-phenyl-3-H-l,4-benzodiazepin-2(lH)-ones substituted in the 7-position by a radicalselected from the group consisting of carbamyl, carbo-lower alkoxy, cyano and carboxy. More specifically the novel nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of the invention are selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula and their acid addition salts wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and R is selected from the group consisting of carbamyl, carbo-lower alkoxy, cyano and carboxy.

As used in this application the term lower alkyl refers to both straight and branched chain hydrocarbon radicals such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl and the like. The term carbo-lower alkoxy refers to esterified carboxy radicals, for example carbomethoxy, carboethoxy and the like;

The nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of the invention conforming to Formula 1 above are basic in character and form acid addition salts with medicinally acceptable acids. The compounds of Formula I form medicinally acceptable acid addition salts with both organic and inorganic acids as for example nitric acid, sulfuric acid hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, p-toluene sulfonic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, formic acid, acetic j acid nitric acid, andthe like.

The novel nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of this invention conforming to Formula 1 above have valuable medicinalproperties and are useful as sedatives, tranquillizers, muscle relaxants and ant-iconvulsants. Especially preferred are the compounds of Formula I above wherein R is cyano. They can be administered either in the base form or as an acid addition salt, with dosage v adjusted to individual requirements, in conventional I pharmaceutical form-s such as tablets, capsules, sup

positories, injectable solutions and the like. They can tion a 5-methyl-2-amino-benzophenonecan be acylated to yield a 2-acetamino-5-methyl-benzophenone which can t then in turn be oxidized to yield a,Z-ace-tamiho-S-carboxybenzophenone. This latter compound can then be hydrolyzed to a Z-HIDlIlO-S CaIbOXYbEIIZOPlBHOHG which in turn can be esterified to yield a Z-amino-S-carbo-blower alltoXy-benzopheone, which later compound can be reacted be taken internally, as for example orally or parenterally. V

with a haloacetyl halide, such as for example bromoacetyl bromide, to yield a Z-haloacetylamino-5-carbo-l-ower alkoxybenzophenone which in turn can be cyclized to yield a compound corresponding to Formula I above wherein R is carbo-lower alkoxy. This latter compound can be reacted with ammonia to yield a compound according to Formula I above wherein R is carbamyl. This latter carbamyl compound can be converted by dehydration to the correspond-mg cyano compound.

An alternative route comprises reacting a Z-aminoben-zophenone with glycine or an ester thereof in order to directly effect cyclization to a compound conforming to Formula I above. The conversion carboxy to carbamyl to cyano can occur either all or in part on the aminobenzophenone intermediate or after the heterocyclic nucleus is formed.

Another alternative preparation route can be conducted by converting the 2-acetamino-5-carboxybenzophenone into the corresponding carbamyl compound and, in turn, dehydrating this tothe corresponding cyano compound (i.e. a 2-acetamino-5-cyanobenzophenone) which can in turn then be hydrolyzed to a 2-amino-5-cyanobenzophenone which latter compound can be reacted with a haloacetyl halide to yield a Z-haloacetamino-S-cyanobenzophenone which can then be cyclized to a compound conforming to Formula 1 above wherein R is cyano.

As can be'appreciated from the above general description, the conversion of carboXy to carbamyl to cyano can be conducted before the heterocyclic nucleus conforming to Formula 1 above is formed on any of the various intermediate benzophenones. It can also be conducted after a compound conforming to Formula I above wherein R is carboxy is formed. Furthermore, the conversion of carboxy to carbamyl can be conducted before the heterocyclic nucleus is formed with the conversion of carbamyl to cyano .being conducted after the heterocyclic nucleus is formed. Also, as an alternative the carboxy can be esterified to a carbo-lower alkoxy compound which can then be converted to a carbamyl compound. Thus the invention comprehends, in addition to the novel heterocyclic compounds conforming to Formula I above, novel intermediates therefor of the formula a N-Rt haloacetyl into a corresponding Z-aminoacetaminobenzophenone, and then cyclizing the latter compound into a heterocyclic compound conforming to Formula I above.

The Z-aminoacetaminobenzophenone compounds are not a part of this invention but their preparation is disclosed herein in order that the present disclosure maybe complete.

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tive of the invention. All temperatures are in degrees centigrade.

following examples are illustrative butznot limita- 1 3 Example 1 Over a period of 30 minutes 71 g. of potassium permanganate was added in small portions to a stirred refluxing mixture of 50 g. of Z-acetamino-5-methylbenzophenone and 2.5 liters of water. The resulting mixture, containing starting material the oxidation product and manganese dioxide was allowed to reflux for an additional two hours and,,was then filtered hot through a filter aid. The clear filtrate was acidified with approximately 100 ml. of 3 N hydrochloric acid and cooled in a refrigerator overnight. The precipitated product, 2- acetamino-5-carboxybenzophenone was filtered, washed with Water and dried for 12 hours in vacuo at 50". Upon crystallization from methanol the product formed slightly yellow needles melting at 211.

The 2-acetamino-5-methylbenzophenone used as a starting material in this example is not a part of this invention but its preparation is disclosed hereunder in order that the present disclosure may be complete.

A mixture consisting of 170 g. of Z-amino-S-methylbenzophenone, 300 ml. of acetic anhydride and 600 ml. of benzene was stirred and refluxed for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled in an ice bath and the precipitate formed collected on a suction funnel and Washed with ether, yielding 2-acetamino 5-methylbenzophenone, M.P. ,154155.

Example 2 melting at 173174".

I Example 3 During 30 minutes a solution of 7.8 ml. vof brornoacetyl bromide in 20 ml. of dioxane was added in portions to a solution of 20.4 g. of Z-amino-5 carbomethoxybenzophenone in 200 ml. of dioxane, said solution being maintained at 20. Afterwards, 20 ml. of 3 N sodium hydroxide was added within about 1 hour. The reaction mixture, after being permitted to stand overnight, was extracted with ether and the ether layer washed four times with water. After'drying over sodium sulfate, the ether solution was concentrated to about 50 ml. Then 100 ml. of benzene was added and the resulting solution concentrated to about 100 ml. Said concentrated solution was then permitted to stand overnight at and then filtered. The precipitate product was crystallized from acetone to yield light yellow needles of 2-bromoacetamino--carbomethoxybenzophenone melting at 151- 152".

Example 4 7 prisms melting at 219-220".

. Example 5 4.275 g. of 5-pheny1-7-carbomethoxy-l,4-benzodiazepin-2(lH)-.one was dissolved with warming in a mixture of 43 ml. of dioxane and 43 ml. ofethyleneeglycol. After cooling to 20, 86 ml. of concentrated aqueous ammonia (58% ammonium hydroxide in water) was added and the resulting solution permitted to stand at room temperature for 8 days. The solution was then filtered and the so-obtained precipitate washed with methanol and ether and dried in vacuo to yield 7-carbamyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4- benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one melting at 268-271 (dec.).

Example 6 42.5 g. of Z-acetamino-S-carboxybenzopheuone was dissolved in 700 ml. of chloroform containing 15 g. of triethylamine. To this solution 16 g. of ethyl chlorocarbonate was added dropwise in the cold. The reaction mixture was stirred 3 hours, after which gaseous ammonia was introduced in the cold. The reaction mixture Was then kept at room temperature for two days and then filtered. The filtrate was acidified and the chloroform layer evaporated to dryness. The residue obtained was washed with water and the water insoluble product soobtained was recrystallized from alcohol to yield 2-acetamino-S-carbamylbenzophenone melting at 207-208.5.

Example 7 34 g. of 2-acetamino-5-carbamylbenzophenone was dissolved in 250 ml. of ethylene dichloride and treated with 33 ml. of phosphorus oxy hloride, the latter reagent being introduced dropwise at 65. Heating at 65 was continued for 2 hours after which the reaction mixture was cooled and poured into 600 ml. of a mixture of ice and water. The organic layer was separated and washed with water until neutral, then dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo, yielding crude 2-acetamino-S-cyanobenzophenone which was filtered and washed with a mixture of one part benzene and four parts petroleum ether to yield a first crop of product. The filtrate was concentrated to dryness to yield a second crop of the reaction product.

Example 8 Example 9 5 'g. of 2-amino-S-cyanobenzophenone was dissolved in a mixture of 10.0 ml. of benzene and ml. of ether. 2.7 g. of pyridine and 6.8 g. f brQmoacet-yl bromide were then added to the cold solution, and the resulting reaction mixture allowed to stand at room temperature overnight. An excess of hydrogen chloride in either was added and a first crop of product filtered off and washed with water. The mother liquor, upon concentration afforded a second crop of product. Recrystallization from the methylene chloride and alcohol yielded 2-bromoacetamino-S-cyauobenzophenone melting at 144 145".

Example 10 10.5 g. of 2-bromoacetamino-S-cyanobenzophenone dissolved in 35 cc. of dimethylformamide was poured into 525 cc. of liquid ammonia. The ammonia was allowed to evaporate and the residue treated with water and methylene chloride. The product'was transferred from the methylene chloride solution to 10% hydrochloric acid which in turn was alkalized with sodium carbonate and the product extracted into toluene and methylene chloride. After drying the resulting solution, the methylene chloride was distilled off and the toluene solution was refiuxed overnight using a Dean-Stark separator to remove the water formed in the ring closure. The product, 7-

cyano--pheny1-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin 2(1H) one, was

obtained after adding petroleum ether to the toluene solu tion, and after crystallization from nitromethane melted at 25 3-255".

Example 11 3.5 g. of 7 -cyano-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-- 2(1H)-one was dissolved in 47 cc. of methanolic sodium methoxide prepared from 0.33 g. of sodium. 4.7 cc. of

methyliodide was added and the reaction mixture then stirred 3 hours at room temperature. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue treatedwith water. Recrystallization from benzene-ether followed by extraction with ether alone afforded 7-cyano-l-methyl-fi-phenyl-BH- 1,4-benzodiazepin-2( 1H)-one melting at 158+160 Example 13 A suspension of 50 g. of 5-methyl-2-acetamino-2- fluoro-benzophenone' in a solution of 50 g. of magnesium sulfate in 2.5 liters of water was heated to reflux. To this 100 g. of potassium permanganate was added with vigorous stirring over a period of 5 hours. Some foaming occurred and all the reagent was used up. After allowing the brown suspension to cool to about 70 it was filtered through a suction funnel. The last traces of magnesium dioxide were then removed by filtration without vacuum. Upon acidification of the clear filtrate with concentrated hydrochloric acid (Congo red) a voluminous precipitation of' 5 carboxy Z-acetamino-2-fluorobenzophenone occurred. This was collected on a funnel, thoroughly washed with water and dried in a vacuum oven at 70. Crystallization from methanol yielded colorless needles melting 21251-252". I

The 5-methyl 2-acetamino-2'-luorobenzophenone used as a starting material above is not a part of this invention but its preparation is herein set forth in order that this disclosure may be complete.

169 g, of o-tluorobenzoyl chloride was heated with stirring to 110. To this was added, over a period of about 30 minutes, 47.2 g. ofp-toluidine. The resulting mixture was slowly heated to 138 and then 100 g. of zinc chloride added thereto over a period of about 30 minutes. To complete the reaction the temperature was gradually raised within 1 hour to 225-230 and kept for 2 hours at this temperature. fter the reaction mixture had cooled v to 100, 800 ml. of hot water was slowly added and the hot aqueous phase siphoned oil. This extraction with hot water was repeated 3 times. The residual brown water Einsoluble solid was hydrolyzed by refluxing for 6 hours with amixture of 70 ml. of water, 100 ml. of acetic acid and 130 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid. The resulting reaction mixture was extracted with ether and petroleum ,ether.. The organic layers were washed 4- times with water, 3 times with 3 N sodium hydroxide and again 3 times with water. After'drying over sodium sulfate, the

organic extracts were concentrated in vacuo to yield crude '5*- methyl-Z-amino-2-fiuorobenzophenone, which upon crystallization from benzene-hexane, melted at 68.5-69.5

- (yellow needles).

68.3 g. of the crude 5 methyl-2-arnino-2'-luorobenzophenone prepared above and a mixture consisting of mlfof anhydrous benzene, 130 ml. of acetic anhydride and '75 130 ml. of pyridine were heated on a steam bath for 2 hours, after which 200 ml. of methanol was added in order to destroy the excess of acetic anhydride. This caused the reaction mixture to boil for several minutes. After evaporation of /3 of the solvents, the resulting solution was kept overnight at 0. The precipitate which separated was filtered off and washed with petroleum ether. .After drying in vacuo, S-methyhZ-aeetamino-Z- fluorobenzophenone was obtained and, upon. crystallization from benzene, formed almost colorless prisms melting at 162-163".

Example 14 room temperature. A precipitate of 5-carbamyl-2 -acet1 amino-2@fiuorobenzophenone formed, was collected'on a funnel, washed with water and dried in vacuo at 60. The filtrate was extracted with chloroform and washed in 3 portions with a total of 300 ml. of l N sodium hydroxide and then with water. The chloroform extract was then dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness to yield an additional quantity of S-carbamyl-Z-acetamino-2' -fluorobenzophenone, which, after crystallization from ethanol formed colorless, hexagonal plates melting at 221222. f V

V Example 15 A suspension consisting of 38.09 g. of 5-carbamyl-2- acetaminc-2'-fluorobenzophenone, 380 ml. of ethylene di- 7 chloride and 38 ml. of phosphorus oxychloride was heated to reflux for 5 hours. The resulting solution was cooled and poured into 700 ml. of ice and water. The organic layer was separated and washed with water, 1 N sodium hydroxide and Water, and then dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo todryness. not was crystallized from methanol to give fine pale yellow needles of 5-cyano-2-acetamino-2-fiuorobenzophenone melting at 144-145 Example 16 Example 17 solved in 200 ml. of anhydrous ether containing 3.96 g.

, of pyridine was treated at 0 with 11.2 g. of bromoacetyl The resulting susaction mixture stirred for 1 .hourat room temperature.

Insoluble material was then filtered off and washed with water and ether." After 'drying in vacuo,' a brown solid material was obtained, which upon crystallization from a mixture of methylene chloride and benzene yielded a pink micro-crystalline material. Thelatter material was heated inyan open tube to for 30 minutes. After cooling, a brown solid was obtained which was crystallized 3 times from methanol using activated charcoal in order to The resultant mixture was stirred overnight at The crude prod- 12 g. of S-cyano-Z-amino-Z'-fluorobenzophenone dis- 7 decolorize the substance. This procedure yielded colorless needles of 7 cyano-5-(Z-fiuorophenyl)-3H-1, 4-benzodiaZ'epin-2(lH)-one. melting at 239-240.

Example 18 A suspension of 1 g. of -methyl-2-ace'tam'ino-2'chlorobenzophenone in 500 ml. of water was heated to reflux. In small portions and with vigorous stirring g. of potassium permanganate was added to the refluxing mixture. The mixture was kept at reflux temperature for 8 hours. The hot reaction mixture was then filtered through a diatomaceous earth filter aid and the filtrate acidified with 2 N hydrochloric acid. The resulting white precipitate was filtered oil", washed with water and dried in vacuo yielding Z-acetamino-S-carboxy-2-chlorobenzophenone as a white powder which, after being crystallized 3 times from methylene chloride-ethanol, melted at 263-265 The 5-methyl-Z-acetamino-2'-chlorobenzophenone used as a starting material above is not a part of this invention but its prepanation is set forth herein in order that the present disclosure may be complete.

39, g. of o-chlorobenzoyl chloride was warmed to 110 I and then, with stirring, 10.7 g. of p-toluidine was added and the mixture heated to 182. g. of anhydrous zinc chloride was then added and the temperature raised to 220. The reaction mixture was kept at 220 for another hour. After cooling to 130, 200 ml. of water was added and the mixture heated to reflux for 5 minutes with vigorous stir-ring. The hot water layer was decanted and the procedure repeated 3 times.

The water insoluble residue was then refluxed for 10 hours with a mixture of ml. of water,'35 ml. of acetic acid and 50 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid. The resulting dark solution was cooled, poured into ice water and the mixture extracted with ether. The ether solution was shaken with 2 N sodium hydroxide. Concentration of the dark ether solution yielded S-inethyl-Z-amino-Z-chlorobenzophenone as a yellow oil which after being crystallized 3 times from hexane meltedat 106-l0 7.

A mixture of 10 g. of g5-methyl-2-amino-2'-chlorobenzophenone, 10 ml. of acetic anhydride, 5 ml. of pyridine and 100 mlJof benzene was heated to reflux for 2 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was recrystallized twice from acetone-hexane yielding crystals of 5- methyl-Z-acetamino-Z-chlorobenzophenone melting at 15 8 Example 19 A solution of 3.2 g. of Z-acetamino-5-carboxy-2'-chlorolaenzophenone, 50 ml. of chloroform and 1 ml. of triethylar'nine was treated in the cold with 1.1 g. of ethyl chlorocarbonate. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours after which a vigorous stream of gaseous ammonia was introduced for A hour. The reaction mixture was kept at room temperature overnight and then more chloroform added to dissolve the precipitate. The chloroform solution was washed with 2 N hydrochloric acid, water, 2 N sodium hydroxide and again with water. It was then dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated to dryness. This yielded white crystals of 2-acetamino-5-carbamyl-2'- chlorobenzophenone which upon crystallization from ethanol forms prisms melting at 216-217".

Example 20 Example 21 4.3 g. of 2-acetamino-5-cyano-2'-chlorobenzophenone was dissolved in ml. of hot (50) methanol. To this hot solution 25 ml. of 30% aqueous sodium hydroxide was added. The mixture was kept at room temperature for 3 hours then diluted with water and extracted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride solution was dried with sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue was crystallized from benzene yielding yellowish prims of Z-amino-5-cyano-2-chlorobenzophenone melting at 151- 152.

Example 22 13 g. of hromoacetyl bromide was introduced at 25 into a suspension of 13 g. of -2-amino-5-cyano-2'-chlorobenzophenone and 250 ml. of absolute ether. After the addition had been completed the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The resulting yellowish precipitate was then filtered 01f, washed with water/and dried in vacuo. The residue upon being twice recrystallized, yielded 2 bromoacetamino 5 cyano-2-chlorobenzophenone melting at 158-159.

Example 23 A solution of 4 g. of 2-amino-4'-cyano-2'-(2-chlorobenz oyD-acetanilide in 40 ml. of pyridine was heated to reflux for 16 hours. The pyridine was removed in vacuo and the residue recrystallized from ethanol. There was obtained a first fraction of 1.5 g. of crystals melting at 277-279". It was discarded. The second fraction upon being twice recrystallized from ethanol yielded 7-cyano-5- (2-chloropheny1) 3H-l,4 benzodiazepin-2( 1H) -one melting at 232-233". v I

The 2-amino-4-cyano-2'-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-acetani lide used 'above as a starting material is not a part of this invention but its preparation is disclosed herein in order that the present disclosure may be complete.

14 g. of 2-bromoacetamino-5-cyano-2'-chlorobenzophenone was added to 200 ml. of liquid ammonia. A yellow solution formed. The ammonia was permitted to evaporate overnight and the crystalline residue was treated with water and chloroform. The chloroform layer was extracted with 2 N hydrochloric acid and the acid extract was diluted with sodium hydroxide whereupon 2-amino-4'- cyano-2'-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-acetanilide separated as a white precipitate, which was filtered oil, washed with water and dried in vacuo. After 2 crystallizations from ethanolhexane the compound melted at -172.

We claim:

1. A compound of the formula References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Jaife et al. Sept. 6, 1960 Zaugg Sept. 5,1961

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. $153,082 October 13 1964 Leo Henryk Sternbach et al It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent reqliring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as corrected below.

Column 1, line 11, for "-3-H" read -3H- line 47, after "acid". second occurrence. insert a comma; line 5O after "acid", first occurrence insert a comma; line 71 for "blower" read lower same column 1 line 72 for "later read latter column 4, line 56 for "either" read ether column 8, below line "(5 insert the following:

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